Posted on June 15, 2026

17-Year-Old Charged as Adult in Shooting Death of Manatee High Senior

Jim DeLa, ABC 7 Florida, June 12, 2026

A Palmetto teenager is being charged as an adult in the shooting death of a 17-year-old in Bradenton on May 18, court records show.

Santana Davis, 17, has been charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence with a firearm, improper exhibition of a dangerous weapon or firearm, and possession of a firearm by a person under 24 years of age previously found delinquent.

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Lightfoot was a senior at Manatee High School and had been set to graduate that week.

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